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Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 27538

This treatment addresses a fracture at the top of the shinbone where knee ligaments attach, sometimes called a tibial spine fracture. The break is treated without opening the knee, using a cast, brace, or gentle manipulation of the joint from outside the skin to allow the bone fragment to heal in position. It is most common after a twisting injury to the knee, especially in children and teenagers.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed cost?

$1,028

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,028 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $550 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$479$389 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$550$302 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,122Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $89 to $708
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Connecticut than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Carolina· 34th of 51

$1,028

$479 physician + $550 facility

CT $3,107FL $640

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.